Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-01-29
CALIFORNIA.
Los Angeles Items.

CALIFORNIA.
Los Angeles Items.
Los ANGELES, January 2Sth.-Judge A.
Brunson, of the Superior Court, has re-
turned from Sacramento. He will certainly
resign his position, and the following is
the rumor now prevailing in legal circles
in this city Judge Brunson, after his
resignation, will be appointed attorney for
the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Rail
road Company, in Southern California, and
will form q copartnership with Senator s.
NJ. White. John d. Bicknell, present
partner of Mr.. White, will be appointed
attorney for the Southern Pacific Company.
If the bill allowing us two additional Su-
perior Judges becomes a law, and Judge
Brunson resigns, there will be three Judges
to be appointed by the Governor. Judge
Brunson's influence will go for J.
B. Rousseau, Democrat, and he
will be one of the appointees.
Judge II. K. S. O'Melveny, a Democrat,
and brother-in- law of Senator Rose, will be
another, and Hon. Thomas B. Brown,
Democrat, will combine the influence of
both White and Rose and receive the third
appointment Several other distinguished
lawyers are applicants for the positions,
but the above is about the way the bar of
this county puts 1t up. The people gener-
ally will be satisfied with any Judges that
satisfy the bar.
The date of the small-glove fight to a
finish between Jim Carr and Young Dutchy
is now fixed for Sunday, February 9Th. The
place has not been determined on. Great
interest is manifested in the contest.
This morning it was discovered that an
attempt had been made to fire the Sisters
N,,f ha pf NJ Mari. nd
Alameda streets. The incendiary had en-
tered a small room connected with the
main building and built fire on table.
Fortunately the fire did not catch the floor
of the room, but went out after charring
the table. No reason is assigned for the
act.
John E. Towne. arrested for the theft of
diamonds from Kitlie Davis, woman of
the town, was examined to dav. He made
no defense, and was held in 81 500 to await
trial.
S. A. Tuttle, a we'll known railroad man
of this city, has been srpointed Passenger
A gent of the Southern Pacific for Southern
Calif0 MIA.
The schooner Courser arrived of Ballona
to-day laden with piles and ,imberS for the
new harbor at La Ballona.
Caiaveras Burglars Convicted.
SAN ANpEEAs, January 2Sth.-The case
of Charles NJ. Coleman, charged with burg
lary for entering The store of Peterson &
Dake, at Milton, i'll September last, has
been occupying tie attention Of the Supe-
rior Court during this week, and last night
degree against the prisoner. The civil
case against Coleman and Henry Schultz,
to recover the sum stolen from Peterson &
DaKe, amounting to 81 400, was also tried,
and resulted in verdict for plaintiffs. 1t
is said there is enough money under at
tachment to cover this Judgment.
THEY WILL NOT BE SEPARATED.
SAN ANDREAs, January 2Sth.-Henry
Schultz, charged with Charles NJ. Coleman,
of burglariZng the store of Peterson &
Dake, of Milton, on the 1lth of last Sep
tember, pleaded gully to-day before the
Superior Court.
Libel Suit Withdrawn.
Los ANGELES, January 2Sth.-The libel
suit of H. j. Crow against H. Z. Osborne,
f. r. Cleveland and John NJ. Davies, pro-
prietors of the EUeRiRg Express, in which
damages were claimed for $50 600, was to-
day Withdrawn by Crow and an order of
dismissal issued by the Superior Court.
The suit arose from publication by the
ErpreSs of the testimony of Mrs. Joseph
Dye in a murder trial in Ventura county,
in which her husband was the defendant,
and in which she alleged that Crow, who
was her husbands partner, had effected her
seduction. Upon an agreement the Express,
Yesterday made statement that the pub
licaticn was made as a synopsis of the
testimony, and not as an established fact,
and Crow withdrew the suit.
A Dangerous Madman.
SAN LUIS OBrsPo, January 2Stb.-Fears
are entertained that Dougherty, the escaped
lunatic, will kill some one before being
captured. All his family have fled to this
city for protection. Dougherty is heavily
armed and is exceedingly suspicious. A
couple of days since two friends met and
talked with him a while. and on leaving
offered their hands to shake good-by. At
this Dougherty jumped back, raising his
repeating rifle upon the men, and saying,
Go away None of that No hand
shaking for me! " Bold and cunning man.
agement will be required to capture hlm
without hurting him. Officers are still
watching him.
The Higgins Jury Disagree.
SAN FRANcIsco, January 2Sth.-The jury
in the case of Mrs. Josephine Higgins, on
trial for murder, after deliberating for
thirty hours without being able to come to
an agreement, was discharged at 8 O'Clock
this evening. The jury stood ten for ac-
quittal against two for manslaughter. The
crime for which the prisoner was tried was
the murder of her husband, Edward Hig-
gins, on the 14th of September last.
stockton Will Have a New Pavilion.
STOCKTON, January 2Sth.-At the citi-
zens' meeting held to-day the subscriptions
to the pavilion building fund were in
creased to Sl5.100. The City Council re-
fused to give lease of Washington Square,
in the center of the city but to-day's meet
ing voted again to ask for the square.
Public sentiment is SO strong that the
Councilmen have agreed TO lease the square
to the Agricultural Society, and $50, ,000
building will be erected there in the spring.
The Shasta Murder Trial.
SHASTA. January 2Sth.-The case of 3.
Arthur, charged jointly with Kunz, Orr and
Norris. with numbering George Erickson on
Mad river on the 7th of last September,
was called for trial in Weaverville yester-
day. Seventy jurors and about the same
number of witnesses were in attendance
All the close of Court last evening six Jury
men had been obtained. Hon. Pat. Reddy
appears with local talent for the defense,
and George A. knight is especially employed
for the prosecution.
Long Plume.
FRESNO, January 23th.-A company is
being organized to build V hume from